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Philip Phillips | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Alabama's 1st district | |
| In office March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1855 | |
| Preceded by | John Bragg |
| Succeeded by | Percy Walker |
| Member of the Alabama House of Representatives | |
| In office 1845-1847 | |
| Member of the South Carolina General Assembly | |
| In office 1834-1836 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 13, 1807 Charleston, South Carolina, US |
| Died | January 14, 1884 (aged 76) Washington, D.C., US |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Eugenia Levy |
Philip Phillips (December 13, 1807 – January 14, 1884) was an American lawyer and politician from Cheraw, South Carolina, Mobile, Alabama, and Washington, D.C. He was a member of the Democratic Party who served as the U.S. representative from Alabama. Subsequently, he was a prominent lawyer in Washington, D.C., much involved in the political events surrounding the American Civil War.[1]
- ^ Learned, Henry Barrett (1922). "The Relation of Philip Phillips to the Repeal of the Missouri Compromise in 1854". The Mississippi Valley Historical Review. 8 (4): 303–317. doi:10.2307/1898337. ISSN 0161-391X. JSTOR 1898337.